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Can Fish Oil Reverse The Brain-Damaging Effects Of Junk Food?

By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on May 14, 2013
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Researchers identify yet another healthy reason to consider adding oily fish or fish oil supplements to your diet.     Data from more than 180 research papers suggests fish oils could minimize the effects that junk food can have on [...]

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Handling Stress: How Your Emotional Style May Be Creating Anxiety

By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on May 13, 2013
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Individuals who used the emotional strategy of reappraisal experienced less anxiety than those who suppressed their feelings.   How do you handle stress? Do you tend to see the glass as half-empty or half-full?Do you tend to express your emotions or [...]

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Beating Fear: Lessons From A Diving Board

By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on May 08, 2013
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Is  fear and doubt holding you back?  Welcome to 5/8/13 podcast of The Healthy Mind with Dr. Zafirides. This week, Dr. Z dives in to the topic of fear. Using a story about a life lesson learned from a diving board, he takes [...]

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Family Conflict: Why Do We Hurt The Ones We Love?

By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on May 01, 2013
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Anger doesn’t have to destroy your family. Welcome to 5/1/13 podcast of The Healthy Mind with Dr. Zafirides. This week, Dr. Z takes on the topic of family conflict and anger.  Why do we tend to hurt the ones we love the most? [...]

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Is Depression Contagious??

By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on April 23, 2013
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This risk factor can be used to predict which individuals are likely to experience a depressive episode in the future, even if they’ve never had a depressive episode before.      A new study with college roommates shows that a [...]

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Why Some Stress Is Good For You

By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on April 19, 2013
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Acute, short-lived stress works to prime the brain for improved performance.     Overworked and feeling stressed out? Look on the bright side. Some of that stress may actually be good for your brain.    “You always think about stress [...]

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Reducing Existential Anxiety… with Tylenol???

By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on April 16, 2013
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The findings in this study advances our understanding of how the human brain processes different kinds of pain.       University of British Columbia researchers have found a new potential use for the over-the-counter pain drug Tylenol. Typically known to [...]

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Overcoming Temptation: How We Get By With A Little Help From Our Friends

By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on April 13, 2013
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Low self-control individuals seem to surround themselves with individuals who can help them overcome temptation.     We all desire more self-control. We want to resolve to resolve to the gym instead of happy hour, to finish a report before [...]

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Anger and Rage: Why Am I So Angry?

By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on April 11, 2013
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Has anger taken control of your life? Welcome to 4/10/13 podcast of The Healthy Mind with Dr. Zafirides. Anger is a completely normal human emotion. But when it gets out of control and turns destructive, it can lead to serious problems. This week, [...]

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Parents’ Arguments Linked To Babies’ Brain Functioning

By Peter Zafirides, M.D. on March 26, 2013
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 Infants respond to an angry tone of voice, even when they’re asleep.     Being exposed to arguments between parents is associated with the way babies’ brains process emotional tone of voice, according to a new study to be published [...]

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